July 2018 News Background

Background Checks

The loss of trust due to the actions of a volunteer can be demoralizing for a nonprofit organization, causing a great loss of community support, a funding deficit or even a culpable negligence legal action for irresponsible selection of a volunteer. Verifying the integrity behind each volunteer’s intent is imperative to protect your organization. Today’s world requires background checks for volunteers.

It is crucial to properly validate true identity prior to ordering a criminal background check. Otherwise, you may be screening a relative or a friend of the volunteer with a clean record. Visual verification of a driver’s license with a matching photo of the volunteer is a must.

Organizations need a volunteer screening policy which, at the very least, should:

Plainly specify the charity’s position and procedure for volunteer background checks

Define the volunteer roles that entail criminal screening

Identify the type of background screening necessary for each and every volunteer job

Designate the extent and channels for performing background checks

Establish the criminal acts or other position related information that disqualify a new or existing volunteer

Declare the costs associated of a background check as well as the financial responsibility on the volunteer for part or all components of the background screening charges

Designate the rate of recurrence of doing periodic background checks

Guidelines should be publicized on the nonprofit’s website or posted in the building where all potential and existing volunteers congregate.

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All those names are cross-searched in our nationwide criminal database

Report is securely uploaded into your account to maintain its integrity and prevent any tampering

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